10:08 AM EST - Sears Canada : reported a big jump in first-quarter profit on Wednesday despite a drop in same-store sales, reflecting a $37.2 million one-time gain from the sale of property in Calgary, Alberta. The company, Canada's second-biggest department store chain, said net earnings rose to $63.1 million, or 59 cents per share, from $14.3 million, or 13 cents per share in the year-prior quarter. Sears Canada
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